Oracle VM Server for x86: Implementation Ed 2

Course code

OVMSI

Duration

3 Days, 24 Acad. Hours

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Course Overview

Objectives

Prerequisites

Course Outline

Course Overview

Course overview

The Oracle VM Server for x86: Implementation course teaches you how to enhance cloud effectiveness with rapid deployment of cloud resources and applications. You will learn how to administer, redistribute, troubleshoot and protect Oracle VM resources to ensure seamless and continuous access of your applications.

Oracle VM offers a dynamic architecture which allows you to effectively deploy server virtualization to consolidate application workloads and ensure uninterrupted cloud services. Using extensive hands-on practices, this course prepares you to respond quickly to changing business conditions.

Objectives

Course Objectives

Learn to recover your Oracle VM environment by using disaster scenarios
Integrate lessons learned during recovery to your D/R plans
Administer your Oracle VM environment by using the Oracle VM Manager UI and the Oracle VM CLI
Increase administrative reach with the Oracle VM Web Services API
Create virtual machines by importing existing resources and migrating guests from other platforms
Perform dynamic resource changes to running virtual machines
Automate the configuration of virtual machines when they boot for the first time
Redeploy Oracle VM servers, server pools and repositories in response to changing requirements in your Oracle VM environment
Use tools and commands to examine the status of Oracle VM components and to identify problems
Identify Oracle VM components to protect and establish guidelines for backing up and restoring these components

Prerequisites

Suggested Prerequisite

Ability to administer a Linux environment and implement a virtual infrastructure using any virtualization platform
Networking principles
Link aggregation and VLAN technologies
Storage concepts: iSCSI, NFS, FC
Thin provisioning

Required Prerequisite

Oracle VM Server for x86: Administration Ed 2
Oracle Linux 7: System Administration Ed 1
Oracle Linux 7: Advanced Administration Ed 1
Oracle Linux 5 & 6 System Administration Ed 3

Audience

Functional Implementer
Technical Administrator
Web Administrator
Application Developers
System Analysts
System Administrator
Sales Consultants
Support Engineer

Course Outline

Course Topics

Oracle VM Manager UI and Oracle VM CLI

Review the major components of Oracle VM
Discuss the management interfaces to the Oracle VM Manager application
Learn how to use the Oracle VM CLI commands and custom command
Describe the control elements and authentication for the Oracle VM Manager UI
Customize the Oracle VM Manager UI session
Customize the Oracle VM CLI session
Access the Oracle VM CLI and and view the Oracle VM CLI logs

Oracle VM Web Services

Demonstrate a GET and POST request with REST by using Python examples
Describe the REST interaction for the Oracle VM Web Services
Learn basic authentication with REST interaction
Introduce the Oracle VM Web Services and describe the role of the Oracle VM Web Services
Examine the structure of the Oracle VM Web Services SDK file
Discuss REST usage for Oracle VM Web Services

Managing Virtual Machines

Use the P2V tool to create new templates from legacy hosts
Discuss Oracle VM virtualization modes and how to convert an HVM guest to PVM mode
Learn how to create a virtual machine with installation media and by importing templates, virtual appliances, virtual machines and virtual disks
Discuss Inbound Migration Lock as a way to protect resources of a running virtual machine
Use cloning and migration
Make changes to your virtual machines: Add network devices, disk resources and CPU and memory resources

Oracle VM Guest Additions

Learn the role of scripts and targets with Oracle VM Template configuration feature
Explain the role of the Oracle VM Template configuration feature
Describe the Oracle VM Guest Additions feature and lists its benefits
Prepare a virtual machine for first-boot configuration and test the configuration
Use the messaging facility provided by the Oracle VM Guest Additions
Install the Oracle VM Guest Additions in a virtual machine

Operations

Perform refresh operations in the Oracle VM environment
Present and unpresent repositories to Oracle VM servers, create repository exports, delete repositories, release ownership of a repository and reclaim its ownership
Discover and rediscover Oracle VM servers and explain the discovery process
Remove Oracle VM servers from server pools, delete Oracle VM servers and re-install Oracle VM Servers
Perform operations on server pools: Add or remove Oracle VM servers, cluster operations and fencing
Discuss repository ownership: Oracle VM Manager ownership and cluster ownership

Troubleshooting

Use logs, job details and events to identify problems
Perform health check on Oracle VM Manager and Oracle VM server components
View iSCSI multipathing information on Oracle VM servers
Generate core dumps automatically and manually for virtual machines
Configure serial console access for Oracle Linux guests
Run the VMPinfo3 tool and view the tool report

Backup and Restore – D/R Concepts

Learn the Oracle VM-centric and guest-centric approaches to protecting virtual machine
Identify components that need to be backed up and discuss guidelines for backup operations
Use recovery scenarios to learn how to rebuild your Oracle VM environment
Recover from the loss of the Oracle VM Manager MySQL database
Backup and restore the Oracle VM Manager MySQL database
Apply recovery information to D/R design
Learn the importance of cluster IDs and network IDs during recovery operation

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Oracle VM Server for x86: Implementation Ed 2

Course code:

OVMSI

Duration:

3 Days, 24 Acad. Hours

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